Mount Kailash

Tibet Autonomous Region · China

Mount Kailash, China
Photo: Ondřej Žváček, CC BY 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons

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May to September
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A striking pyramid-shaped peak in western Tibet sacred to several faiths and never climbed. Pilgrims complete a demanding circuit around its base, crossing a high pass on the plateau.

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